1954–55 Fort Wayne Pistons season
NBA Finals (eliminated 3–4) | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
The 1954–55 Fort Wayne Pistons season was the seventh season for the
With new coach and former referee
In the 7th game in Syracuse, Syracuse's George King made a free throw with 12 seconds left to put the Nationals up 92–91. King then stole the ball from Fort Wayne's Andy Phillip with three seconds remaining to clinch the victory for Syracuse.[3][4]
Rumors about the finish continue with suggestions that some Fort Wayne players conspired with
However, Phillip may not have acted alone. Other Pistons players were strongly believed to have thrown games during the 1954 and 1955 NBA seasons, with Piston
The team was led on the season by a double-double from center Larry Foust (17.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg, NBA All-Star), guard Andy Phillip (9.6 ppg, 7.7 apg, NBA All-Star) and forward George Yardley (17.3 ppg, 9.9 rpg, NBA All-Star).
Regular season
Season standings
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x-Fort Wayne Pistons | 43 | 29 | .597 | – | 21–6 | 9–14 | 13–9 | 28–8 |
x-Minneapolis Lakers | 40 | 32 | .556 | 3 | 18–6 | 10–14 | 12–12 | 18–18 |
x-Rochester Royals | 29 | 43 | .403 | 14 | 17–11 | 4–19 | 8–13 | 14–22 |
Milwaukee Hawks | 26 | 46 | .361 | 17 | 6–11 | 9–16 | 11–19 | 14–22 |
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | FWP | MIL | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SYR |
Boston | — | 4–5 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–5 | 6–6 |
Fort Wayne | 5–4 | — | 11–1 | 9–3 | 2–7 | 6–3 | 8–4 | 2–7 |
Milwaukee | 3–6 | 1–11 | — | 5–7 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 4–5 |
Minneapolis | 6–3 | 3–9 | 7–5 | — | 4–5 | 6–3 | 8–4 | 6–3 |
New York | 6–6 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 5–4 | — | 5–7 | 5–4 | 4–8 |
Philadelphia | 5–7 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 7–5 | — | 5–4 | 5–7 |
Rochester | 5–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 4–5 | 4–5 | — | 2–7 |
Syracuse | 6–6 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–2 | — |
Game log
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 30 | @ Milwaukee |
91–72 | Hutchins, Yardley, Zaslofsky (14) | 1–0 | |||||
2 | October 31 | Boston | 86–90 | Mel Hutchins (22) | 2–0 | |||||
3 | November 6 | New York | 83–90 | Don Meineke (16) | 3–0 | |||||
4 | November 7 | Rochester |
84–109 | George Yardley (22) | 4–0 | |||||
5 | November 11 | Syracuse |
88–86 | Larry Foust (23) | 4–1 | |||||
6 | November 13 | @ Rochester | 103–98 | Mel Hutchins (22) | 5–1 | |||||
7 | November 14 | Milwaukee | 91–93 | Andy Phillip (23) | 6–1 | |||||
8 | November 18 | @ Syracuse | 82–91 | Larry Foust (30) | 6–2 | |||||
9 | November 20 | @ Philadelphia |
82–99 | Don Meineke (15) | 6–3 | |||||
10 | November 21 | Rochester | 78–89 | Larry Foust (23) | 7–3 | |||||
11 | November 24 | N Philadelphia | 91–87 | Mel Hutchins (20) | 7–4 | |||||
12 | November 27 | Minneapolis |
81–97 | Mel Hutchins (22) | 8–4 | |||||
13 | November 28 | Milwaukee | 81–96 | George Yardley (17) | 9–4 | |||||
14 | November 30 | N Minneapolis | 90–92 | George Yardley (29) | 10–4 | |||||
15 | December 1 | @ Rochester | 101–96 (OT) | Larry Foust (37) | 11–4 | |||||
16 | December 2 | Boston | 98–116 | George Yardley (32) | 12–4 | |||||
17 | December 4 | @ New York | 90–88 | Larry Foust (24) | 13–4 | |||||
18 | December 5 | Rochester | 97–96 | Larry Foust (21) | 13–5 | |||||
19 | December 7 | N Milwaukee | 85–101 | George Yardley (29) | 14–5 | |||||
20 | December 8 | N Milwaukee | 68–92 | Max Zaslofsky (17) | 15–5 | |||||
21 | December 12 | Boston | 99–100 | Larry Foust (28) | 16–5 | |||||
22 | December 15 | N Philadelphia | 99–90 | George Yardley (24) | 16–6 | |||||
23 | December 18 | @ Rochester | 87–86 | Andy Phillip (24) | 17–6 | |||||
24 | December 19 | Milwaukee | 82–87 | Dick Rosenthal (22) | 18–6 | |||||
25 | December 23 | N Philadelphia | 92–82 | George Yardley (22) | 19–6 | |||||
26 | December 25 | @ Rochester | 73–80 | George Yardley (17) | 19–7 | |||||
27 | December 26 | Philadelphia | 96–109 | Frank Brian (31) | 20–7 | |||||
28 | December 30 | N Minneapolis | 76–93 | George Yardley (26) | 21–7 | |||||
29 | December 31 | Minneapolis | 103–91 | George Yardley (22) | 21–8 | |||||
30 | January 2 | Philadelphia | 66–89 | George Yardley (24) | 22–8 | |||||
31 | January 4 | N Minneapolis | 92–93 | George Yardley (28) | 23–8 | |||||
32 | January 5 | N Milwaukee | 97–92 | Max Zaslofsky (16) | 23–9 | |||||
33 | January 6 | N Rochester | 83–90 | Mel Hutchins (19) | 24–9 | |||||
34 | January 9 | Minneapolis | 86–89 | George Yardley (29) | 25–9 | |||||
35 | January 11 | Boston | 119–110 | Larry Foust (33) | 25–10 | |||||
36 | January 13 | @ Syracuse | 83–100 | Bob Houbregs (14) | 25–11 | |||||
37 | January 14 | N New York | 97–83 | George Yardley (20) | 25–12 | |||||
38 | January 15 | @ New York | 87–106 | Frank Brian (17) | 25–13 | |||||
39 | January 16 | Milwaukee | 78–89 | George Yardley (19) | 26–13 | |||||
40 | January 19 | N Boston | 105–84 | George Yardley (29) | 27–13 | |||||
41 | January 22 | @ Milwaukee | 85–83 | Larry Foust (18) | 28–13 | |||||
42 | January 23 | Rochester | 84–105 | Dick Rosenthal (18) | 29–13 | |||||
43 | January 25 | N Syracuse | 66–69 | Frank Brian (14) | 30–13 | |||||
44 | January 26 | @ Boston | 90–99 | Andy Phillip (15) | 30–14 | |||||
45 | January 27 | @ Syracuse | 79–94 | Mel Hutchins (16) | 30–15 | |||||
46 | January 29 | @ Minneapolis | 91–100 | Larry Foust (23) | 30–16 | |||||
47 | January 30 | Minneapolis | 92–99 | Larry Foust (34) | 31–16 | |||||
48 | January 31 | N New York | 91–84 | Frank Brian (27) | 31–17 | |||||
49 | February 2 | @ Rochester | 74–84 | Frank Brian (22) | 31–18 | |||||
50 | February 3 | Syracuse | 85–104 | Larry Foust (22) | 32–18 | |||||
51 | February 5 | @ Philadelphia | 96–88 | Larry Foust (25) | 33–18 | |||||
52 | February 6 | Rochester | 75–92 | George Yardley (19) | 34–18 | |||||
53 | February 10 | Philadelphia | 97–105 | Max Zaslofsky (19) | 35–18 | |||||
54 | February 11 | N Rochester | 91–83 | Foust, Yardley (16) | 35–19 | |||||
55 | February 12 | @ New York | 82–88 | Larry Foust (26) | 35–20 | |||||
56 | February 13 | Milwaukee | 78–90 | Larry Foust (19) | 36–20 | |||||
57 | February 14 | N New York | 92–88 | Larry Foust (19) | 36–21 | |||||
58 | February 17 | N New York | 93–86 | Andy Phillip (14) | 36–22 | |||||
59 | February 19 | @ Minneapolis | 92–98 | George Yardley (28) | 36–23 | |||||
60 | February 20 | Milwaukee | 87–96 | Larry Foust (22) | 37–23 | |||||
61 | February 23 | N Minneapolis | 97–120 | Larry Foust (26) | 38–23 | |||||
62 | February 24 | N Milwaukee | 85–95 | Mel Hutchins (20) | 39–23 | |||||
63 | February 26 | @ Minneapolis | 90–89 | Larry Foust (24) | 40–23 | |||||
64 | February 27 | New York | 95–83 | Larry Foust (22) | 40–24 | |||||
65 | February 28 | N Minneapolis | 88–90 | Andy Phillip (19) | 41–24 | |||||
66 | March 1 | N Boston | 118–98 | Max Zaslofsky (18) | 42–24 | |||||
67 | March 2 | N Syracuse | 103–90 | George Yardley (16) | 42–25 | |||||
68 | March 3 | Syracuse | 83–81 | Larry Foust (22) | 42–26 | |||||
69 | March 6 | @ Boston | 104–108 | George Yardley (32) | 42–27 | |||||
70 | March 7 | @ Boston | 91–110 | Don Meineke (23) | 42–28 | |||||
71 | March 10 | N Philadelphia | 91–93 (OT) | George Yardley (27) | 43–28 | |||||
72 | March 12 | @ Syracuse | 92–112 | George Yardley (24) | 43–29 |
Playoffs
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Division Finals: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
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NBA Finals: 3–4 (home: 3–0; road: 0–4)
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1955 schedule |
Awards and records
- All-NBA First Team
References
- ^ 1954-55 Fort Wayne Pistons
- ^ "Nats Win First Title of Shot-Clock Era", NBA.com
- ^ "City Hails Nats' World Title Triumph", Syracuse Herald Journal, April 11, 1955, pp. 1, 45.
- ^ "Chevette to Corvette No. 9: The 1954-55 Fort Wayne Pistons". December 14, 2011.
- ISBN 1-58322-268-5
- ^ "Syracuse Five Defeats Pistons in N.B.A. Play-Off Final, 92-91", The New York Times, April 11, 1955, p. 31.
- ^ Rosen, p. 154.
- ^ Rosen, pp. 108-154.
- ^ a b Syracuse Herald Journal, April 11, 1955, p. 45.
- ^ "The 100 Greatest Playoff Series in NBA History". Bleacher Report.
- ^ "On This Date in Sports April 10, 1955: NBA Finals Thriller".